The notion that slow and careful thought is like using a scale has given us the word deliberate. Deliberate can be traced back to the Latin verb deliberare, meaning "to weigh in the mind."

DELIBERATE definition: carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional. See examples of deliberate used in a sentence.

DELIBERATE definition: 1. (often of something bad) intentional or planned: 2. A deliberate movement, action, or thought…. Learn more.

If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance. It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to …

Deliberate is applied to what is done not hastily but with full realization of what one is doing: a deliberate attempt to evade justice.Intentional is applied to what is definitely intended or done …

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective deliberate, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of deliberate. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

To deliberate means to carefully think or talk something through — it also means slow and measured, the pace of this kind of careful decision making. If you chose deliberately, you …

Dec 26, 2025 · deliberate (third-person singular simple present deliberates, present participle deliberating, simple past and past participle deliberated) (transitive) To consider carefully; to …

DELIBERATE meaning: 1 : done or said in a way that is planned or intended done or said on purpose; 2 : done or decided after careful thought